Support for compasses.



W. S. ELY.

SUPPORT FOR GOMPASSES.

APPLICATION FILED 0017. 1910.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

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SUPPORT FOR- GOMPASSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1911.

Application filed October 7, 1910. Serial No. 585,853.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM .S. ELY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Katy, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Supports for Compasses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in casings or supports tor compasses primarily intended for use for railway coaches, and the object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be suspended from the top of the coach and whereby the direction of travel may be" readily discernible by the passengers without the necessity of the passengers leaving their seats.

With the above, andother objects in view, which will appear as the description progresses, the invention residesin the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved compass support and cmpass, showing the same attached to the ceiling of anordinary railway coach the latter being'shown in cross section. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view through the support. Fig. 3 is a top plan viewof the compass support.

In the drawings, 1 designates an ordinary railroad coach, and 2 the top thereof.

The numeral 3 designates a bracket which is suspended from the top 2. This bracket comprises a central portion formed with an upstanding threaded ring 4, and from which is extended in opposite directions the supporting arms 5 and 6. These arms 5 and6 are curved upwardly and have their extremities forked to provide diverging branches 7 and 8. The branches have their.

extremities perforated for the rece tion of elements 9 whereby the evice is suspen ed from the top 2 of the coach. The central portion of the device, adjacent the :ring 4, has its ledge formed with a plurality of openin 10, the said openings registering with similar openings formed in the base 11 of a needle supporting member 12. The

openings are adapted to receive suitable s ecuring elements 11, such as small nuts and bolts, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The member 12 is provided with a centrally arranged standard 12', which is integrally connected with the base 11, and the stan ard has its upper portion formed with a right angularly disposed substantially U- shaped member 12*, the latter adapted to serve as a guard for a magnetic needle 12", which isfsupported upon the pin extension 12 provided upon the top of the standard 12. The central portion of the needle 12 is formed with a substantially cone shaped pocket 12, and the pocket is adapted to receive the pointed extremity of the pin 12.

The numeral 13 designates a casing for the needle and its support. This casing 13 is constructed of some transparent material, such as glass, to provide means whereby the needle 12 is visible to the occupants of the seats of the coach. The casing 13 preferably comprises a cylindrical member having both its ends open, and its lower end formed with threads adapted to coact with the threads upon the ring 4 of the'bracket.

passengers of the coach may readily ascer-' tain the direction in which the train is traveling.

Having thus fully described the said inventionfwhjat I claim is:

1. In a device for the purpose set forth.

a bracket having a central ring portion, and

oppositely disposed arms, said arms havingt eir extremities forked, the forked members having openings adapted to receive securing elements, a sufpport connected with the central portion 0 he bracket, a magnetic needle loosely mounted upon the sup-- port, and a transparent casing surrounding the needle and support and engaging with the ring of the bracket.

2. In a device for the purpose set forth,

a bracket having its'central portion provided with a ring, said bracket being formed with oppositely disposed arms having their extremities forked, the ends of the forked members being formed with openings adapted to receive securing elements, a needle support connected. with the bracket, said.

support comprisinga base, a standard, a U- shaped guard arra ed at an angle to the support and a proj needle arranged between the arms of the guard, said needle having its central portion ormed with a cone shaped depression 'engaging with the pointed endof the pin, a

cting pin, a magnetic transparent casing, said casing having both amember carrying a compass arranged of its ends open and threaded, one of the within the ring when the device is secured said threaded ends adapted to engage with in position for use, the needle of the said the threaded ring, and a cap having a compass being above the ring.

5 threaded flangeadapted to engage the upper In testimony whereof I aifix my signature 5 open end of the casing. in presence of two witnesses.

3. In a device for the purpose set forth, WILLIAM S. ELY. a bracket having a central ring member and Witnesses:

oppositely disposed arms having openings W. H. FEATHERSTON,

10 for the reception oi securing elements, and E. GAUL. 

